Date	Wednesday, 23 April 1930
Competition	Inverness Cup
Fixture/Score	Ross County 2:1 Inverness Citadel
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	Thomas (Tom) Pirie
Starting 11	1: Jackie Cross, 2: Robert Munro, 3: Paulo Grant, 4: Dot Garrow, 5: Thomas Pirie, 6: Ackie Urquhart, 7: Dick Traill, 8: A Morrison, 9: J Stewart, 10: Tom Young 1, 11: Charlie Cameron 1
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 2 Inverness Citadel 1 The Inverness Cup competition is played on a home-and-away principle, with the majority of goals counting. In the semi-final, Ross County were opposed to Citadel. The first match was played at Inverness, where the result was a draw of two goals each. On Thursday evening last, the return game took place at Dingwall, where Ross County won by the odd goal in three, and thus passed into the final. The final takes place tomorrow (Saturday). The weather was cold but fair, and there was a very large attendance of spectators, which to some degree would compensate Citadel for their lack of success. Right from the start, a very fast pace was set. Within the first minute, Cameron got through for Ross County. The chance was such a surprise that he did not take advantage of it and drove the ball past. It was a great opportunity lost. From end to end the ball flashed, and both defences had to keep on the alert. They left nothing to chance, however, and they more than held their own. Then came disaster to Ross County, when least expected. Jock Mackenzie, the veteran, sent in a well-placed centre. It beat both backs. Cross ran out but hesitated. As he attempted to pick up the ball, Logie, who had run into the centre, deflected the ball, and it slowly rolled ten yards into the net. Ross County, although disappointed, did not take it too much to heart. They attacked with great fierceness; Grant, Trail and Morrison had good tries, but it was left to Cameron to equalise. And it was one of the finest goals seen in Victoria Park this year. He got the ball from Pirie. He side-stepped first Reid and Brindle, and while Mackenzie was tearing across to the rescue, he drove a beautiful ball from 25 yards distance into the top corner of the net. Henderson never saw it. From this point, Cameron played the game of his life so far, and although there was no more scoring up to half-time, it was not Cameron's fault. The right wing was not happy. Trail and Morrison did not blend. At centre also, Ross County were bland. At half-time, the equality of the score was fair. The second half was full of incidents, both as regards the work of the players and their respective temperaments. First, Trail was taken down within the box. Grant struck the corner of the upright and crossbar with great force, for which he was heartily congratulated by Henderson, who cordially shook hands with him. The centre-forward, Munro, had a grievance against Pirie, which cost him five fouls, two reprimands from the referee, and the vocal castigation of the spectators. Then Brindle elbowed a beautiful cross from Cameron. The referee did not see it; the spectators did, and they let him know. Two up for Ross County. It came from a free kick (one of Munro's penalties against Pirie), taken by Pirie. He sent in a beautiful volley to the goalkeeper, who palmed it out. There was a scramble in front of goal, and then the whistle blew and the referee pointed to the centre. Young was credited with the goal. How he got it into the net is a mystery to everyone but himself—and he won't tell. Henderson, the goalkeeper, contended that the ball was fisted into goal; the referee thought otherwise. Citadel now played desperately for the equaliser, but they were met by a grand defence. Cross was playing confidently, and his backs broke up all attacks. Pirie, Young and Garrow were working like Trojans. The latter had an interesting intrigue with his opponent, Cameron, the outside left, but the interference of the referee broke the spell. Excitement was of the keenest up to the end. At one point, hearts stood still when a melee took place in front of the County goal. Cross heroically lay on top of the ball till it was placed out of danger. It was the Citadel's dying effort. The game ended in favour of the home club by two goals to one. It was a close game. Ross County were a trifle ahead of their opponents, but perhaps not to the extent of the difference between a loss and a win. But as a good judge of the game said at the end: "If Citadel had not had Jock Mackenzie, and if Ross County had had Kerr at centre-forward, where would Citadel have been?